Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Learn everything you need to know about how to make Tzatziki Sauce, how to store it, and how to use it.This classic recipe is always a hit!

Tzatziki is a creamy sauce made with yogurt, cucumbers, and fresh garlic. This tasty sauce makes the perfect accompaniment to your sandwiches, roasted vegetables, grilled meat, and fish, and it also makes a great dip for toasted pita bread and veggies!

Tzatziki Sauce is THE MOST loved sauce in our household, and I make it weekly, especially during the hot summer season. My favorite way to enjoy it is to spread it onto roasted eggplant. SO. YUMMY. Below, I’ll share everything I know about Tzatziki, as well as give you many ideas on how to use it.

What is Tzatziki Sauce?

Tzatziki is a Greek sauce made from yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh dill. There are some other variations where dried mint or vinegar is used. This sauce is light, refreshing, and tastes wonderful.

The Main Ingredients:

Yogurt. You may use Greek or Regular Plain Yogurt in this Tzatziki recipe. Greek yogurt is much thicker, so you’ll end up with a thicker sauce. Both yield great results.

Cucumbers. All popular types of cucumber can be used here: English, Persian, Pickling, and Kirby. If the cucumbers have hard and/or waxy skin, I recommend peeling them. If the cucumbers have soft insides filled with large seeds, just scoop them out.

Garlic. If you don’t like garlic, you can skip it.

Lemon Juice. You can use White Wine or regular vinegar as a substitution.

Fresh Dill. You can use dried mint or even parsley as a substitute, but I recommend sticking with dill if you are going for authentic flavors.

Is Tzatziki healthy?

What kind of yogurt to use in Tzatziki?

Both Greek and regular Plain yogurt could be used. A lot of people prefer Greek yogurt because it’s thicker than plain yogurt. I, personally, enjoy both equally. I make homemade yogurt, so that’s what I use in my recipe.

What is Tzatziki used for?

Here are some great ideas for using this wonderful sauce:

As Dipping Sauce. Tzatziki makes a great dipping sauce for your veggies and toasted pita bread.